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Subject: Discussion at ALA:  Implementation of MARC Format for Holdings
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2000 13:12:20 -0400
From: Ellen Rappaport <Erapp@mail.als.edu>

Monday, 7/10, 9:30-11:00 in the Skyway Room 272 of the Hyatt Regency
Chicago

Hear and participate in a discussion of implementing MARC Format
for Holdings Data (MFHD).  MFHD is a way to represent your holdings in
your ILS system in a machine-readable form to interface with other
systems
such as union catalogs, serials check-in, and interlibrary loan.  MFHD
is
based upon the ANSI/NISO standard, Information Interchange Format
Z39.2-1994.  The content of MFHD is compatible with ANSI/NISO
Z39.71-1999
Holdings Statements for Bibliographic Items.

Some of the people discussing these standards and implementation
include:

Frieda Rosenberg of UNC Chapel Hill, a member of the CONSER Task Force
on
Publication Patterns and Holdings

Helen Gbala of Ex Libris, a member of the Z39.71 Standards Committee

Ted Fons of III

Ellen Rappaport of the Albany Law School, a member of the Z39.71
Standards
Committee and a member of the CONSER Task Force on Publication Patterns
and Holdings

The newly revised edition of MARC 21 Concise Format for Holdings Data is
available from the Library of Congress or
http://lcweb.loc.gov/marc/holdings/echdhome.html

ANSI/NISO standards are available from NISO Press or www.niso.org

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Ellen C. Rappaport                 erapp@mail.als.edu
Technical Services Librarian       Phone: (518) 445-2342
Albany Law School Library          Fax: 518-472-5842
80 New Scotland Avenue
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